The MacArthur Foundation has named their very diverse slate of 2017 grant award winners.
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The Collective PAC -- the political action committee run by husband and wife team Quentin and Stefanie James and which recruits, trains, and funds progressive Black candidates -- announced their new slate of candidates this week.
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CHC Chair and New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) raised nearly $1.4 million over the past six months, giving her an early financial advantage over her rivals, including Congressman Steve Pearce (R-NM).
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Former President Barack Obama responded on Tuesday to the allegations of sexual harassment against Harvey Weinstein.
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The Women’s Media Center (WMC), a progressive, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to raise the visibility, viability and decision-making power of women and girls in media, announced that it would recognize María Hinojosa, April Ryan, María Elena Salinas, and Gail Tifford, along with the film Hidden Figures.
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CBC Chair Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Maxine Waters (D-CA), and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) want an update from NCAA President Mark Emmert on the progress of a 2016 "pledge" to diversify the college coaching and administrative hiring pools.
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Remember former Congressman Michael Grimm? The one who in 2014, angrily threatened to "break" a reporter in half and throw him off a balcony in the Cannon House Office Building rotunda? He says former AG Loretta Lynch -- who was the Brooklyn federal prosecutor at the time who launched the case -- railroaded him for political gain.
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After Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)announced that she would run for re-election, Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) told Politico that it is time for California to move on and elect someone who would better represent the progressive, grassroots movement. Khanna said he had contacted Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich to encourage them to challenge Feinstein in 2018.
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The host of ESPN’s SportsCenter, Jemele Hill, has been suspended by the network they say for violating their social media policy.
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Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Dean Heller (R-NV) yesterday sent a follow-up letter to airline industry leaders requesting additional consideration for those wounded and the families of those killed in the attack in Las Vegas.
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Earlier this week, we told you about Congresswoman Grace Meng’s (D-NY)objection to the Big-O-Tree Game “Dirty Chinese Restaurant,” the video game that negatively depicted individuals of Chinese descent. Well, her efforts proved successful. The company announced it will not release the game, and the game makers also apologized to the community.
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We told you about Michelle Obama’s appearance with Shonda Rhimes at the Pennsylvania Conference for Women on Tuesday. We didn’t even flinch when FLOTUS44 said many Americans do not trust the GOP to represent their interests because they don't see themselves reflected in its leadership. Everyone from Fox News to Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) pounced on her remarks. Well ... let’s look at the numbers.
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In our first edition of “Beats,” we talk to Native American activist Samantha Eldridge, who travels the country advocating for issues but spends most of her time as an Associate Instructor at the University of Utah. Given Indigenous People’s Day on Monday, we thought it fitting that she would be the ideal inaugural subject.
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While back in DC for the first time since his trial began, Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) refused to tell CNN what he would do if he were convicted on federal corruption charges.
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New Federal Reserve data shows that 15% of white families reported being millionaires, compared with 7% in the Fed's 1992 Survey of Consumer Finances. The dramatic growth in white millionaires reflects a widening economic gulf, with the top 1% of households holding 24% of income in 2016, a record high. But what’s most interesting is the deepening racial and ethnic disparity the report highlights.
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Earlier this week, the Ford Foundation announced its very diverse group of Art of Change Fellows. The fellowships will support these artists and cultural leaders in creating powerful works of art that help advance freedom, justice, and inclusion, and strengthen democracy. From author Sandra Cisneros to filmmaker Ava DuVernay, and Native American arts leader Lori Pourier to composer Mohammed Fairouz, the list is almost two-thirds people of color.
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Does anyone know what “stealthing” is? We didn’t. Apparently, it’s the non-consensual removal of a condom. That’s a thing?? Well, Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) wants it to be classified as rape. He and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)sent a letter on Wednesday to the House Judiciary Committee asking its members to address the issue.
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Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter on Wednesday to Kellyanne Conway requesting information on all private, non-commercial, or military flights she has taken since assuming her position in the White House, including all flights she took with then-Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.
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The National Redistricting Foundation has accused Georgia of violating the Voting Rights Act. The Eric Holder-led group is claiming that the Georgia GOP gerrymandered two state legislative districts to protect the incumbents and minimize the voting power of African Americans.
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Yesterday, we told you that Michelle Obama was slated to speak at the Pennsylvania Conference for Women in Philadelphia with Shonda Rhimes. Well, Barack Obama managed to steal the show briefly when he interrupted the interview with a 25th wedding anniversary video message to his wife.
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